Ceramic bezel is a must for GP!

Aug 12, 2021,14:28 PM
 

Owned two GP's both with the FC bezels and they really were horrible. The ceramic is absolute killer and is enough to make me want to add another one to the collection. I really hope AP dares to go down some sort of carbon route in 2022! As much as people knock Richard Mille for their insane prices NTPT is such an insanely good material - incredibly light and incredibly durable and with a little bit of snooping around instagram I found that it really is not that expensive to them either. A bunch of American Knife Makers seem to have gotten a hold of it around 2019 and were selling knives for around $8k-$10k with what they called "CarboQuartz", but it seems as if RM served them some sort of cease and desist because all of a sudden the guy selling it to them announced that he was no longer able to sell the material (Hit the #CarboQuartz hashtag on instagram to check it out). I would love to see some sort of NTPT style material out of AP in the new offshore line as those original forged carbon pieces really got me into AP early as a collector!


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Forged carbon does age well

 
 By: AllThingsWatches : August 12th, 2021-13:22
Dream for the Royal oak anniversary is for AP to make a crystal or forged Royal oak 😁 ...  

Ceramic bezel is a must for GP!

 
 By: HorologyMiami : August 12th, 2021-14:28
Owned two GP's both with the FC bezels and they really were horrible. The ceramic is absolute killer and is enough to make me want to add another one to the collection. I really hope AP dares to go down some sort of carbon route in 2022! As much as people... 

:)

 
 By: AllThingsWatches : August 12th, 2021-16:56
nt

Indeed

 
 By: AllThingsWatches : August 12th, 2021-16:56
yes would be a great if AP incorporated that in the line somehow. Forged bezels are very scary. My Alinghi team definitely showed wear but the case was ok. I have seen some that look like it went through a garbage disposal.

Very nice Henry!

 
 By: jp884 : August 12th, 2021-14:59
I've always really liked the GP, but love it on that strap.

Thanks!

 
 By: AllThingsWatches : August 12th, 2021-16:56
The price of this strap shocked the hell out of me though!

AP officially retired forged carbon, the Concept Laptimer MS being the last one.

 
 By: oyster case : August 12th, 2021-16:36
It’ll be fun to see what gets released for next year’s anniversary.

Yes

 
 By: AllThingsWatches : August 12th, 2021-16:57
Yes I know, I am just dreaming of a way for them to bring it back. Forged has always been my favorite material they use ever since the Alinghi Team Carbon.

Uber cool looking one.

 
 By: amanico : August 12th, 2021-16:52

Thank you!

 
 By: AllThingsWatches : August 12th, 2021-16:58
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This one looks perfect!

 
 By: Chronometer (aka yacomino) : August 12th, 2021-20:44